Randy Bean

Randy Bean is a senior advisor, board member, keynote speaker and moderator, contributing author, and ex founder and CEO. He has been a participant, observer, chronicler, and leader in the field of data and AI for more than 4 decades. Randy is the bestselling author of Fail Fast, Learn Faster: Lessons in Data-Driven Leadership in an Age of Disruption, Big Data, and AI, and a regular contributor to Forbes, Harvard Business Review, and MIT Sloan Management Review. He was a former contributor to The Wall Street Journal and has been referenced and quoted on AI leadership in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and The Economist.

Randy was previously founder and CEO of NewVantage Partners (NVP), a data and AI leadership advisory firm to Fortune 1000 clients, which he founded in 2001. NVP was acquired by Paris-based global consultancy Wavestone in 2021, where he served as Innovation Fellow until January 2024. He is a frequent industry keynote and panel moderator on the topic of data and AI leadership. Randy was recognized with the Lifetime Achievement Award in 2025 for his work in the fields of data and AI.